Terror in The Highlands

Well our luck ran out on Sunday in Edinburgh. The first rain we have seen all week arrived at dawn and the Guest House we stayed at was, 'dodgy,' yeah, I think that's what the locals would call it. It was O.K. but compared to the Park Plaza in London it was mediocre. We ate …

Graduation Day

We slept in a bit and had breakfast with Jen and the Kiddos. Mark had an appointment today so we missed him. We walked ten minutes to a bus stop and rode a bus into Cambridge proper. It was beautiful. It was Convocation Day at Kings College so the place was crowded with graduates receiving …

Friday in Cambridge

The single disappointment of the trip thus far is that Internet service is spotty at best. These pictures had to be added after this entry was posted. On Friday we went to the Tate Gallery in the morning and looked at some remarkable paintings by British artists from the past four hundred years. Our tour …

Kings, Queens And Other Old Stuff

Update: O.K. It's Friday and we're on a train to Cambridge to see Jen and Mark Desvaux so I've got time to write now. Yesterday we started the day with a ferry down the Thames to the Tower of London. It was fantastic. We got there at 9: 30 am sharp for opening and there …

Medievil Thymes

Had a great day yesterday.  14 hours on foot.  Saw London Tower in the morning.  What else do you wear to the site of horrible suffering over the past thousand years? It was awesome and there was no sign of tourists. We literally walked up and looked at the crown jewels. Very spectacular. Saw only …

I See Dead People

Went to Westminster today. Man that place is full of dead people! By the time you are putting your change in your pocket you are already standing on the tomb of poor William Bradford (died 1728 age 32). They are literally stacking them 4 deep in places: Queen Anne, King William, King Edward, and his …

A Bizarre Flight

We're off. I can't believe it. We couldn't believe the flight wasn't cancelled. We couldn't believe they took our bags. We watched the pilot through the window. Sure, he was doing a Sudoku but he was in the cockpit – at 7 in the morning. Every announcement they made I was sure they were going …

Yes Virginia There Is A Santa Clause!

This afternoon our flight was 'delayed' .  This was the first time a carrier has declined to outright cancel a flight entirely.  It remains on 'delayed' status: leaving at 8 am tomorrow instead of 9 pm tonight.  We will miss part of a day but neither of us are complaining.  We would arrive in London …

Slim Hope

There is still the slightest chance that our holiday will go forward.  We delayed cancelling all the the stuff we could last night and waited to hear the news from today. Gatwick is officially closed until 8 pm EDT (1am BST).  Our plane is supposed to leave at 9: 45 pm tonight.  Air Transat is …

Hearing Bible Stories in Light of the Gospel

A continuation of Clarifying the Gospel Part 1 Definition:Gospel (noun) 1.The Gospel is that God, at cost to himself alone and under no obligation, provided for the reconciliation of humankind to Himself without us doing anything to deserve it. God is the hero in every story. I'll bet even if you've never been to church …